whitney loo

assistant professor @UWMadCBE | past @UChicagoPME @molecularfndry @UCB_Chemistry @MITChemE | all things polymers & electronic music | she/her 🌈

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

my dad and I circa 2003. he is my best friend, my biggest supporter and one of my greatest role models
it’s time to #StopAsianHate and protect the #AAPI communities

[UW-Madison College of Engineering @UWMadEngr]

In a four-year project funded by @NSF’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program, @UWMadCBE’s @whitneysloo will lead an effort to develop photoresists compatible with new lithography methods used in computer-chip production.

https://t.co/HRqYh9pDDp

[Patrick Hsu @pdhsu]

In my line of work we call it lab meeting

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

@cemilyd it was great to see you last week and meet Al! thanks for being my tour guide

[Emily Davidson @cemilyd]

Two days, two manuscripts online! Happy to share this work https://t.co/uPKFO71jDL led by former postdoc Shawn. We continue to explore the 'polymer of squares' with @ChirikGroup, now examining property changes due to hydrogenation and isomerization of the backbone!

[Emily Davidson @cemilyd]

Another paper out! https://t.co/4el9pQt4OS Postdoc Clement took on a big challenge - to synthesize monodisperse liquid crystalline oligomers. These molecules also crystallize, with curvature that (surprising to us!) depends on length. We dug in to try to figure out 'why'!

[UW-Madison College of Engineering @UWMadEngr]

.@UWMadCBE Professors Manos Mavrikakis and David Lynn will lead Research Forward projects supported by @WARF_News related to hydrogen energy and PFAS detection.

https://t.co/ra7a7rwJI2

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

check out this interview with one of our amazing undergrad researchers, Aidiel! Aidiel will graduate from @UWMadEngr in August and start his PhD in ChemE at @UMNews this fall. We are so proud of Aidiel in the Loo Lab!

https://t.co/SSknq1TyI9

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

first Loo Lab paper is out now! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport

read it here: https://t.co/QVOBYkTccS

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

for anyone who wants a glimpse into what researchers have been dealing with this year so far:
https://t.co/7VCNQ4GfC5

[American Physical Society @APSphysics]

For 75 years, @NSF has fueled scientific research that drives innovation, strengthens the economy, and expands our understanding of the universe. Proposed budget cuts put their work at risk. Urge Congress to support critical NSF funding: https://t.co/Otuw4V9tED

#NSF75

Photo credit: JHVEPhoto - https://t.co/1jrLU85aD6

[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced. https://t.co/7ZRIa1ZDGh

[UW-Madison College of Engineering @UWMadEngr]

🏗️ (Ground)breaking news! Today, lead donors Jeffrey and Marvin Levy, @uwchancellor, @GovEvers and dignitaries from across the @UWMadison campus and the state broke ground on the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center. #EngineeringTheFuture

https://t.co/OAED1aYfwh

[Bryan Paulsen SJ @BryanPaulsenSJ]

Share your work on polymer structural characterization at AIChE! Submit an abstract by April 7th. Please share widely! https://t.co/mxrLyqYiWr #polymers #softmatter #AFM #SAXS #WAXS #TEM #XAS #SANS #NMR #AICHE @glassic_cam
@DrGabrielBurks @aiche_mesd @ChEnected @daniellejmai

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

well, that’s a wrap on #APSSummit25! four oral presentations and one poster presentation from the Loo Lab. I couldn’t not be prouder of my students 🥰

thanks for the shirts @APS_DPOLY!

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

@PolymerPolymath we have a paid parental leave policy here. it went into effect July 1, 2024: https://t.co/RWCnRkjboY

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

@MythicCardz @JohnstoneYT

[whitney loo @whitneysloo]

I decided to check out a new platform (🦋), so you can find me there under the same handle. not sure how long I'll stick around the bird site. there's just something about watching a sinking ship... #chemsky #chemtwitter

[UW-Madison College of Engineering @UWMadEngr]

Polymers can be difficult to break down for reuse because they’re so large and sometimes complex. @UWMadCBE’s @whitneysloo is looking at new ways to design and reuse polymers for a sustainable future.

https://t.co/uyUfYAMB3h

[UW Energy Institute @UWEnergy]

Undergraduate Summer Internship applications are open!

Selected participants will spend 10 weeks conducting research on a #RenewableEnergy project in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biological engineering.

#internship #intern #summerintern #hiring

https://t.co/w1wdL25vMV

[Helms Research Group @GroupHelms]

Join our Team! For our DOE program in plastics circularity and recycling, I'm recruiting a postdoc with experience in organic and polymer chemistry @BerkeleyLab Apply here: https://t.co/5aTbduRTpw